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CEDARVILLE, OH - The Grace College women's volleyball team went 5-1 and captured first place at the Cedarville Tournament this weekend.
It was the team's first matches of the season.
The Lady Lancers began by facing host Cedarville and pulled out a five-game victory, 15-10, 4-15, 10-15, 15-7, 15-5. Freshman Kate Millen had 20 kills while senior Molly Maidment added 12 in the win. Millen and Leslie Estep combined for 23 blocks.
The next match was against the University of Indianapolis and the Lancers pulled out a 14-16, 15-12, 16-14, 15-4 win. Millen again led the Lancers with 23 kills while Mandy Ringhand added 18 and Maidment 13. Saturday morning, the Lancers began with Indiana Wesleyan, and Grace won in three games, 15-13, 15-11, 15-4. Millen recorded 26 kills.
Against St. Francis in the following match, the Lady Lancers won 15-2, 5-15, 15-9, 15-7. Millen again led the team with 16 kills, Maidment had 15, and Kelli Irish had 12. Rants and Millen led the defense with 13 digs each.
Grace then topped Urbana 15-10, 15-8, 15-11. Leading in kills against Urbana were Kate Millen and Kelli Irish with 12 and 10 respectively. Molly Maidment had seven aces.
In the Lancers' final game of the tournament, they fell to Findlay 7-15, 11-15, 15-5, 9-15. By that time, the Lancers were without several starters because of the grueling two days. Millen had 24 kills and 10 blocks in the loss. Kelli Irish and Maidment led the defense with 20 and 16 digs.
Both Cedarville and Grace had finished the round-robin tournament at 5-1, and since the Lancers had beaten Cedarville, they brought home the first place trophy.
"We're not dominating anything, we're just pulling it out," says coach Candace Moats. "We're truly competitors out there."
The Lady Lancers will travel to Tri-State on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
• Women's Soccer
Grace 7, Cornerstone 5
At Winona Lake, with a score that sounds more like a baseball game, the Grace College women's soccer team defeated Cornerstone on Saturday 7-5.
Sophomore Eve Arthur scored the hat trick in the first half, getting three goals as the Lady Lancers went ahead 5-0.
Grace (1-1) will host St. Francis on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
GRACE 7, CORNERSTONE 5
Cornerstone 0 5 -5
Grace 5 2 -7
First Half: Eve Arthur (Rebecca Bentley), GC, 28:56; Kim Abshagen (Arthur), GC, 26:25; Arthur (Stephanie Proko), GC, 19:11; Arthur, GC, 17:56; Abshagen, GC, 9:32.
Second Half: Jen Poe, GC, 29:31; Rachel Cherne, C, 26:15; Cherne (Jennifer McKinnon), C, 20:39; Rachel Althoff, C, 15:50; Elizabeth Rogers (Joy Kuszmaul), C, 14:04; Poe, GC, 10:14; McKinnon, C, 8:42.
Shots On Goal - Grace 23, Cornerstone 14. Keeper Saves - Grace 9, Cornerstone 13.
• Cross Country
Defiance College Cross Country Invitational
At Defiance, Grace College opened its women's cross country program at the Defiance College Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Grace placed last in the five team field with 113 points. Franklin won the event with 36 points. The mens race was only a field of junior varsity runners and no team scores were kept.
Natalie Sharp established a school record for the Lady Lancers with an eighth place finish in a time of 24:51.
Grace will be at the Taylor University Invitational next on Saturday at 11 a.m.
FRANKLIN 36, ADRIAN 50, GOSHEN 54, DEFIANCE 87, GRACE 113
Grace women - 8. Natalie Sharp 24:51, 22. Carolyn Holsopple 26:35, 24. Christy Hoerr 27:59, 29. Rachel Brown 32:27, 30. Jen Kessler 34:40, 31. Teresa Norman 34:51
Grace men - 1. Jamie Bakken 19:41, 2. Josh Walden 22:13, 4. Jason Maust 22:59
• Men's Tennis
Bethel 5, Grace 4
Grace College fell in a tight match to Bethel on Saturday to open the season.
Ryan Gould, a Triton graduate, defeated Paul Dendiu at No. 5 singles 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Along with Steve Bell, Gould also won at No. 3 doubles by a score of 6-4, 6-4.
Grace (0-1) will host Taylor on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
BETHEL 5, GRACE 4
Singles
No. 1 - Garza (B) def. Breedlove 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 - Carey (G) def. Gingerich 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 - Michael (G) def. Hostetler 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 - McLaughlin (B) def. Workman 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 - Gould (G) def. Dendiu 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 - Erikson (B) def. Bell 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Garza and Gingerich (B) def. Breedlove and Carey 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Erickson and McLaughlin (B) def. Michael and Workman 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Gould and Bell (G) def. Hostetler and Beigle 6-4, 6-4
